What is Stroke?

A stroke is a “brain attack”. It can happen to anyone at any time. It occurs when blood flow to an area of brain is cut off. When this happens, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die. When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain such as memory and muscle control are lost.

How a person is affected by their stroke depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and how much the brain is damaged.

For example, someone who had a small stroke may only have minor problems such as temporary weakness of an arm or leg. People who have larger strokes may be permanently paralyzed on one side of their body or lose their ability to speak. Some people recover completely from strokes, but more than 2/3 of survivors will have some type of disability.

How To Take Care Of A Stroke Patient?

To take care of a stroke patient, one should know, what is Stroke. Here is a brief information :

Definition of Stroke :

A stroke is a condition where a blood clot or ruptured artery or blood vessel interrupts blood flow to an area of the brain.

Types of Stroke :

There are two types of stroke:

1. Ischemic Stroke
2. Hemorrhagic Stroke

Stroke Complication :

A stroke may cause temporary or permanent disabilities, i.e :

• Swelling in the brain
• Difficulty in talking and swallowing
• Bladder control problems
• Seizures
• Depression
• Difficulty in moving limbs
• Memory loss

Care / Recovery of stroke patient :

1) Vitals parameters: should be monitored strictly to know the variations and to have a first line treatment plan.

2) Medicines: should be administered regularly according to the treating Doctor.

3) Therapy: Stroke survivors can benefit enormously from different therapies though some disabilities may be permanent. Brain injury due to stoke can change the way patient move, feel, think or speak. The effects are greatest right after the attack. Over time, most people will make improvements.

Stroke rehabilitation programs can help, though it will not cure or reverse brain damage. The types of therapy will depend on which part of the brain was damaged.

The therapies are :

1. Speech Therapy
2. Physical Therapy and strength training
3. Occupational Therapy (re-learning skills required for daily living)

4) Nutrition: Patient should be kept well nourished through intravenous or through Ryle’s Tube, if the patient is having difficulty in swallowing, to avoid further complications.

5) Personal Hygiene: Daily sponge bath / bathroom bath, clothes changing , mouth care etc has to be taken care to keep good personal hygiene. If the patient is connected to any tubes (such as Tracheostomy, RT, Foley’s catheter), care of the same needs to be taken to avoid infections.

6) Psychological Counseling: Counseling is also an important factor to motivate the patient.

7) Family support: Once the patient is out of danger and in recovering stage family members should give moral support which will boost the patient’s will power to cope-up with the treatment plan and to fasten the recovery.

Stroke By The Numbers

Each year nearly 800,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke.

• A stroke happens every 40 seconds.
• Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S.
• Every 4 minutes someone dies from stroke.
• Up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented.
• Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the U.S.

Supper Foods that Cleans your Artery

Your arteries are the rivers within your body that continually transport essential nutrients and oxygen from your heart to the rest of your body. Ganoderma Lucidum and Spirulina are the Supper Foods that can controls you heart activities efficiently:

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(Clear Arteries within 4 to 6 months)

Clinical studies and experiments on humans confirms that Ganoderma Lucidum can effectively dilate coronary artery, increase coronary vessel blood flow, and improve circulation in cardiac muscle capillaries, thus increase 6792807 (1)the supply of oxygen to cardiac muscle. Therefore Ganoderma Lucidum helps to protect the heart from shortage of blood supply, and it is ideal for both curing and preventing heart diseases.

Ganoderma Lucidum can obviously reduce the level of blood cholesterol, Lipoprotein and Triglycerides in hypertensive patients. It prevents the formation of arterial atheromatous patches.

It showed a significant preventive and therapeutic action against plaque build-up in arteries. (“Plaque” is fatty goo which is comprised of a combination of oxidized cholesterol, calcium, and degenerated white blood cells. It is deposited on the walls of arteries which restricts blood flow by narrowing the passage within arteries.) it also partially improves blood circulation and inhibits platelet aggregation. All these effects contribute to preventing various kind of stroke.

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A daily 4,500mg dose of this blue-green algae (usually found in supplement or powder form) can help relax artery walls and normalize blood pressure. It may also help your liver balance your blood fat levels—decreasing your LDL cholesterol by 10 percent and raising HDL cholesterol by 15 percent, according a recent study.

Spirulin also contain beta-carotene that helps in protecting the cells and gamma-Linolein acid. Gamma-Linolein acid is considered to be beneficial because of its ability to reduce cholesterol and prevent any heart ailments.

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